I only want my team to play to its potential, as I perceive it to be. I really don’t have any regard for anyone else’s perception.
BILL PARCELLSWhen I was coaching with the Patriots, the players pulled a practical joke and I said, ‘Do you think I’m Charlie the Tuna, like a sucker?’ After that, they called me Tuna.
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I have always felt like you really don’t have a genuine confidence unless you demonstrate the ability to do something. You can talk about it, but you have to demonstrate it.
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Well, I’ve had a long standing relationship with Gatorade and they’ve been very, very good to me. And I believe in their products, I really do. I’ve used them for many, many years.
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The thing I really look for in this business is there are guys who are into football and there are guys who are in the profession for other reasons.
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Don’t tell me about the pain. Show me the baby.
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Confidence is only born out of one thing demonstrated ability. It is not born of anything else. You cannot dream up confidence. You cannot fabricate it. You cannot wish it. You have to accomplish it.
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Nowadays, if you are afraid of confrontation, you are not going to do very well.
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I’m trying to keep my own house from burning down. I can’t worry about someone else’s house.
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It’s a very easy thing to say, ‘Go get a backup quarterback.’ Now tell me where to get them. You just can’t dial them up.
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It’s a lot easier to lose than it is to win. It’s easier, but it’s not more comfortable.
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I grew up under demanding people, that demanded things from you, expected you to toe the mark.
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I’ll call somebody ‘dumb’ or ‘stupid’ if they make a dumb or stupid play. I don’t know any other word for it, and if they don’t like the word, that’s too bad.
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Hey fellas! This is what you work all off season for. This is why you lift all them weights! This is why you do all that!
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It’s better to decide wrongly than weakly. If you’re weak, you’re likely to be wrong anyway.
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I have a house in Saratoga Springs.
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Look, coaching is about human interaction and trying to know your players. Any coach would tell you that. I’m no different.
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